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ASPIN ACCUSES NAVY OF HASTE ON CLAIMS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Representative Les Aspin said today that the Navy, fearful of cuts in its fund requests for the fiscal year 1973 if it did not spend $400-million left in its old budget, rushed through millions of dollars of claims payments to defense contractors in June.

August 08, 1972

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